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Australia looks to boost local sourcing on frigate project by Jon Grevatt The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has announced three new feasibility studies aimed at expanding local industrial involvement in the programme to construct BAE Systems Hunter-class frigates for the Royal...

Malaysia evaluates options for second batch of Littoral Mission Ships by Ridzwan Rahmat A computer-generated image of Damen’s Stan Patrol 6211 concept. The Royal Malaysian Navy is considering a 68 m variant of this concept, known as the Stan Patrol 6811, as a contender for the Littoral...

AFA 2020: US Navy to fly Collins Aerospace MS-177A imaging sensor for first time by Pat Host The US Navy (USN) will fly Collins Aerospace Systems’ MS-177A long-range multi-spectral imaging sensor for the first time in 2022. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded Collins Aerospace...

AFA 2020: Lockheed Martin projects fewer F-35 deliveries in 2020 due to Covid-19 by Pat Host Lockheed Martin is lowering delivery expectations in 2020 for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to roughly 121 from 141 due to Covid-19 impacting suppliers, according to a company...

Hawkeye to get HUD by Gareth Jennings The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft is to be equipped with a head-up display (HUD) for the first time in its near-60-year service life. Seen about to launch form the deck of a US Navy aircraft...

Sweden halts trainer aircraft procurement citing no suitable candidates by Gareth Jennings Sweden has halted its search for a new jet trainer aircraft, with the FMV national procurement agency citing no suitable candidates for its decision. The Saab 105 has been in Swedish service as...

Iran claims longer range submarine missile by Jeremy Binnie Iran has developed a longer-range version of its Jask-2 submarine-launched anti-ship missile, according to Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN). [/URL] Fateh is seen during the...

Armenia-Azerbaijan territorial dispute remains critical flashpoint by Charles Forrester The long-standing military confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has been a cause of conflict between the two countries since the breakup of the...

Lynx KF41 production and test facility to be set up in Hungary by Nicholas Fiorenza Hungary signed an agreement on 9 September worth over EUR2 billion (USD2.4 billion) with Rheinmetall for 218 Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and to establish a new facility to develop, assemble...

South Korean agencies agree to boost import substitution drive by Jon Grevatt South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) signed an agreement on 15 September to support collaboration on the local production of components...

AFA 2020: Collins Aerospace Systems secures new orders for NP2000 propeller system on C-130H aircraft by Pat Host Collins Aerospace Systems has received an order for an additional 30 of its NP2000 propeller systems to be installed on US Air National Guard (ANG) and Air Force Reserve...

AFA 2020: Boeing will not inspect the pylon for B-52H re-engining by Pat Host Boeing, the lead integrator on the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress heavy bomber re-engining programme, will not physically inspect the pylons on each aircraft, leaving that duty to the US Air Force (USAF). Jim...

UK to expand base in Oman by Jeremy Binnie The United Kingdom will invest an additional GBP23.8 million (USD31 million) to expand its logistics hub at the Omani port of Duqm, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 12 September. [/URL] The Royal Navy’s HMS Ocean (now the Brazilian...

DARPA, USAF prepare to fly HAWC variants later this year by Robin Hughes The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Air Force (USAF) on 1 September announced the successful completion of captive carry tests of two variants of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon...

New generation LCACs arrive at NSWC Panama City by Richard Scott The first two new-generation Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) craft procured under the US Navy (USN) Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) programme have arrived at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Panama City Division (NSWC PCD)...

South Korean navy completes C4I system upgrade by Dae Young Kim The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has completed an upgrade of its command, control, communication, computer, and intelligence (C4I) system under a KRW147.2 billion (USD124 million) project aimed at eliminating redundancies and...

Pentagon kicks off development on initial tranche of space defence programme by Carlo Munoz The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has kicked off development on the initial tranche of new satellite communications and networking systems, as part of the agency’s overarching National...

US military trialling Israeli-made drone protection system by Yaakov Lappin An operational pilot programme using Israeli-made mini-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to protect US military forces has been launched, the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) announced on 8 September. The Skylord...